Written answers

Thursday, 19 June 2008

Department of Education and Science

Site Acquisitions

5:00 pm

Photo of Paul GogartyPaul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Green Party)
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Question 141: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the practical work being carried out by his Department to locate a suitable permanent site for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24182/08]

Photo of Batt O'KeeffeBatt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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My Department is awaiting confirmation from the school authorities about the extent of the school's catchment area. When the relevant information is received, the acquisition of the site for the school in question will be considered in the context of the capital budget available to my Department for school buildings generally. I am not in a position to say at this stage when the acquisition will be concluded.

Photo of Paul GogartyPaul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Green Party)
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Question 142: To ask the Minister for Education and Science the practical work being carried out by his Department to locate a suitable permanent site for a school (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24183/08]

Photo of Batt O'KeeffeBatt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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The school to which the Deputy refers is currently operating in temporary accommodation on a site that is in the ownership of Co. Dublin VEC. The Department is in consultation with the VEC on the possibility of using this site, together with an additional portion of VEC lands, to cater for this school's long term accommodation needs. A study has been conducted to determine the feasibility of this proposal.

The acquisition of the site for the school in question will be considered in the context of the capital budget available to my Department for school buildings generally. I am not in a position to say at this stage when the acquisition will be concluded.

Photo of Paul GogartyPaul Gogarty (Dublin Mid West, Green Party)
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Question 143: To ask the Minister for Education and Science if his attention has been drawn to the fact that there are four schools in the Lucan area operating under the patronage of Educate Together, in view of the fact that there is no concrete sign of any site being made available for a second level school under the patronage of this body; if his Department is working to facilitate such a school in the general Clonburris area either as part of the local area plan or yet to be ascertained SDZ lands, or at another suitable location; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [24184/08]

Photo of Batt O'KeeffeBatt O'Keeffe (Cork North West, Fianna Fail)
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A timeframe for the delivery of the planned second level school at Clonburris, Lucan will be known when a suitable site has been identified and acquired.

My Department is conscious of the lead-in period for the delivery of a post-primary school and it would be anxious to conclude the site issue as soon as possible. It will continue to engage with the local authority until this matter is resolved.

The question as to whether additional patron bodies should be recognised at second level is under consideration in the context of a request from Educate Together. The issue of patronage for a school is generally considered when a time scale for the provision of the school has been established.

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